Industria Mechanika KILLER Horrorthopter

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:08 pm

Ok Ok I will get my head into a summer sci fi build...despite not finishing the last three builds I have had on the bench

I wanna make a mechanical bee

Of course a little different than normal
I don't anticipate it having a driver and maybe a base and some lighting?? Those eyes just need to be lit up!!
We shall see
Scott

Hawkmoon · Post by **Hawkmoon** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:21 am

Post by **Stokesy44** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:41 am

Hawkmoon wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:21 am

I'll second that

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:57 pm

Nice! They make such cool kits!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:06 pm

Thinking of something along the killer B lines with this build
Inspired from when we watched Spiderman Homecoming and the Vulture scene where he is using the wing tips as swords into the sand at Coney Island.

I could see those dangly bee feet feet doing something similar jabbing into a figure
With Murder Hornets on the loose in North America, why not?

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:24 pm

I've never even heard of Industria Mechanika... ?

Looks way cool though (man, I'm getting old - not even old people say that anymore) and will be interested to see
what kind of shenanigans you create with this kit and your brain.

sub'd.

OneSmallStep1966 · Post by **OneSmallStep1966** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:04 pm

I loved building this kit and look forward to seeing your interpretation of it (just don’t take as long to build yours as I did mine

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:10 pm

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:04 pm I loved building this kit and look forward to seeing your interpretation of it (just don’t take as long to build yours as I did mine )

I am going to re-visit your thread before I start
You did a magnificent job of this as I remember

barryf1fan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:24 pm I've never even heard of Industria Mechanika... ?

Looks way cool though (man, I'm getting old - not even old people say that anymore) and will be interested to see
what kind of shenanigans you create with this kit and your brain.

sub'd.

Letting the build ideas ferment in the back/darkside of my brain while I finish off the Ducati
It should be a bit on the creepy dark side just to be different

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:51 am

Oh hell yeah - count me in on this one

Especially if you're going to go all dio on it too!!

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:25 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:08 pm Ok Ok I will get my head into a summer sci fi build...despite not finishing the last three builds I have had on the bench

I'm in the same boat. But we will persevere!

Persevere:
verb
continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm

My participation in this sig just got questionable and 2020 has just had to get a notch worse for us
Assistant retiring in two months has fallen at home and broken her back. So a slow easy transition to finding someone new is now a shite show. We are trying to recover from Covid shutdown losses, operating at 40% with 150% expenses and now this

If I could pack it all in and sell I would. Going to be doing two jobs now and stressed.
Freidjbindyhe

Kingdan · Post by **Kingdan** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:24 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm My participation in this sig just got questionable and 2020 has just had to get a notch worse for us
Assistant retiring in two months has fallen at home and broken her back. So a slow easy transition to finding someone new is now a shite show. We are trying to recover from Covid shutdown losses, operating at 40% with 150% expenses and now this
If I could pack it all in and sell I would. Going to be doing two jobs now and stressed.
Freidjbindyhe

Damn mate that's not good this year has been an absolute joke it's like someone is trying to make it all implode on itself to start again next year,
I wonder if this is how it happened to the dinosaurs

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:33 am

Ok here we go
Cleaning up resin flash and lumps

Post by **digger303** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:51 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm My participation in this sig just got questionable and 2020 has just had to get a notch worse for us
Assistant retiring in two months has fallen at home and broken her back. So a slow easy transition to finding someone new is now a shite show. We are trying to recover from Covid shutdown losses, operating at 40% with 150% expenses and now this
If I could pack it all in and sell I would. Going to be doing two jobs now and stressed.
Freidjbindyhe

Sounds bloody awful mate I would hate to be under all that. Having a broken back wouldn't be much fun either... didn't run over a black cat outside the surgery on Friday the 13th.

RIPPER kit though

Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:18 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm My participation in this sig just got questionable and 2020 has just had to get a notch worse for us
Assistant retiring in two months has fallen at home and broken her back. So a slow easy transition to finding someone new is now a shite show. We are trying to recover from Covid shutdown losses, operating at 40% with 150% expenses and now this
If I could pack it all in and sell I would. Going to be doing two jobs now and stressed.
Freidjbindyhe

Only just picked this up mate. A week on and how are things going?

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:26 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:22 pm My participation in this sig just got questionable and 2020 has just had to get a notch worse for us
Assistant retiring in two months has fallen at home and broken her back. So a slow easy transition to finding someone new is now a shite show. We are trying to recover from Covid shutdown losses, operating at 40% with 150% expenses and now this
If I could pack it all in and sell I would. Going to be doing two jobs now and stressed.
Freidjbindyhe

Yeah, just noticed this as well... I normally just look at the pictures in the Armor and Sci-Fi stuff.

That blows though. I hope some good luck and fortune come your way soon, man.

And I've seen some of your posts before that happened - you were already stressed.

Kidding aside I hope it gets better for you, and quick!!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:43 pm

Same as the other guys I hope the work situation sorts itself out sooner rather than later mate

I'm hoping the fact that you've managed to finish one build and get started on this one is a step in the right direction anyways coz I am really looking forward to seeing what you do with this one

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:55 pm

Some work on a rainy day

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:06 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:55 pm Some work on a rainy day

You got rain!!!!! We haven't for over a month! It's over 90 and muggy right now. Not building weather at all. On the other hand, the lights are definitely 'killer'!

Post by **digger303** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:12 am

Full lighting kit ?
I could do with some of that rain, with you don't mind sharing
Love the plaque ..of all things... and that color blue is going to make this a distinct build really making those rivets pop.
Hope things have settled a bit for you and your back is behaving itself.

aur0ra145 · Post by **aur0ra145** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:36 am

I like the kit, especially like the lighting! This one will look fantastic when it's done.

Bdiddy · Post by **Bdiddy** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:56 am

Interesting kit mate, can’t wait to see it finished, great job so far

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:36 am

Gosh you guys can have all the rain you want, we get so much
We should be container shipping it out of here selling to areas of need

My mind is wrapping around into this “ Horrorthopter‘
Think I got the base planned.
Of course she will be up in the air with big bright wings and glowing, angry eyes

Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:41 am

Lighting looks superb Scott. The eye colour especially. I love it when you go the extra mile on your builds. Great stuff.

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:21 am

Oooh lights! Wasn't expecting lights!

LWWales · Post by **LWWales** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:10 pm

Looking good, mate!

Post by **digger303** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:39 pm

LWWales wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:10 pm

Looking good, mate!

No you can't use Xmas lights...it's just too much now take them back....

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:38 pm

digger303 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:39 pm
LWWales wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:10 pm

Looking good, mate!
No you can't use Xmas lights...it's just too much now take them back....

Ha ha

He’s getting me back for posting Clark Griswold and the ball of Christmas lights on FB
Well played

LWWales · Post by **LWWales** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:17 pm

Hahaa! I tried finding the same photo but couldn't for the life of my work out who it was

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:19 am

Thought I would try a clear hexagonal pattern to the eye.
So @bfrd ’s suggestion I vacuuformed a couple.

Nope the metal one Reflects better no matter how I reflect the back or define the patterns

In other news, a Hornithopter/Ornithopter was in Dune apparently

Kingdan · Post by **Kingdan** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:17 pm

Holy flashin lights batman your gonna kick this right square in the pants and make me want one really cracking work mate

OneSmallStep1966 · Post by **OneSmallStep1966** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:41 pm

Nice progress, and lighting the eyes is inspired

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:46 pm

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:41 pm Nice progress, and lighting the eyes is inspired

Cheers

Going to do the same to the tail

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:51 pm

OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:41 pm .... lighting the eyes is inspired

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:01 am

barryf1fan wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:51 pm
OneSmallStep1966 wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:41 pm .... lighting the eyes is inspired

ANd it is a little EVILLLL muh haahahahaha!!!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:31 am

Desk is cleared off and wood cleaned
Putting this bug on hiatus again as just not feeling it, wasn’t working on it and was a complete mojo zap
See if I start something else or do non modelling for a bit

Sorry gents

Post by **digger303** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:00 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:31 am

Desk is cleared off and wood cleaned
Putting this bug on hiatus again as just not feeling it, wasn’t working on it and was a complete mojo zap
See if I start something else or do non modelling for a bit
Sorry gents

It happens not to worry.

aur0ra145 · Post by **aur0ra145** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:14 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:31 am

Desk is cleared off and wood cleaned
Putting this bug on hiatus again as just not feeling it, wasn’t working on it and was a complete mojo zap
See if I start something else or do non modelling for a bit
Sorry gents

Had the same thing happen to me just before the Sci-Fi sig. It's good to take a break some times. We'll be here when you get back.

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:06 am

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Just kidding bud! Take all the time you need... -10 points for B.C.. hehehehe.

Enjoy the break.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 3:12 pm

barryf1fan wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:06 am
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Just kidding bud! Take all the time you need... -10 points for B.C.. hehehehe.
Enjoy the break.

Oh very funny. You even pulled the physical separation between photo and words...

Hilarious trick to just get someone for a second

before they scroll down and figure it out

One of my favourite gags

+ 10 Oklahoma

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:57 am

I am going to the train hobby store tomorrow
Picking up some more brass rod for spokes on the motorcycle
BUT, they have great diorama supplies. Maybe something will hit me and move dis bee forwards

Post by **digger303** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:04 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:57 am I am going to the train hobby store tomorrow
Picking up some more brass rod for spokes on the motorcycle
BUT, they have great diorama supplies. Maybe something will hit me and move dis bee forwards

Best of luck......don't come home with a train set...

Post by **Stokesy44** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:10 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:57 am I am going to the train hobby store tomorrow
Picking up some more brass rod for spokes on the motorcycle
BUT, they have great diorama supplies. Maybe something will hit me and move dis bee forwards

Scott and diorama supplies? Wallets all over the world are quaking with fear!

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:44 pm

Post by **digger303** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:36 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:10 am
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:57 am I am going to the train hobby store tomorrow
Picking up some more brass rod for spokes on the motorcycle
BUT, they have great diorama supplies. Maybe something will hit me and move dis bee forwards
Scott and diorama supplies? Wallets all over the world are quaking with fear!

AND the missus oils the rolling pin